If you’re a getaway driver and you think you’re getting away with it, the last thing you want to see in your rear-view mirror is this latest police car :

The amazing vehicle, complete with reflective markings and flashing blue lights, is capable of 220mph, and can reach 60mph in 2.5 seconds. However, lucky for some, it’s not destined to make an appearance on our streets.

The car was specially assembled by manufacturer Caparo to impress visitors to the MPH motor show at Earls Court, London, last month.

“A car thief would be a little concerned if they saw one of these in the mirror,” said a Caparo spokesman. “Nothing would get away.”

They did admit, though, that underneath the decoration, the vehicle is a standard Caparo T1 racing car. The spokesman said it had been adapted for regular road use, but admitted it was still “bloomin’ noisy”.

Although it’s a great deal faster than the 5-Series BMWs currently favoured by the Metropolitan Police in London, their spokesman said: “We will never get these cars – we have helicopters.”

Spoil sports!